RECORD WORLD/CASH BOX MAGAZINE'S (USA) (BARRY KOWAL) TOP ALBUMS OF 1982*
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 LIONEL RICHIE-LIONEL RICHIE-DECEMBER 1834 2 ASIA-ASIA-July 1670 3 GET LUCKY-LOVERBOY-July 1400 4 AMERICAN FOOL-JOHN COUGAR-October 1384 5 PHYSICAL-OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN-January 1330 6 FREEZE-FRAME-J.GIELS BAND-February 1274 7 MIRAGE-FLEETWOOD MAC-August 1218 8 BUILT FOR SPEED-Stray Cats-December 996 9 ALWAYS ON MY MIND-Willie Nelson-July 954 10 BEAUTY & THE BEAT-Go Gos-March 944 11 Hooked On Classics-Royal Philarmonic Orchestra-March 920 12 Chariots Of Fire-Vangelis-April 896 13 I Love Rock & Roll-Joan Jett & Blackhearts-April 868 14 Toto IV-Toto-August 858 15 Emotions In Motion-Billy Squier-October 818 16 Nylon Curtain-Billy Joel-December 812 17 Tug Of War-Paul McCartney-June 762 18 Abracadabra-Steve Miller Band-September 700 19 Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet-Rick Springfield-May 696 20 For Those About To Rock We Salute You-AC/DC-January 662 21 Pictures Of Eleven-Robert Plant-August 628 22 Diver Down-Van Halen-June 608 23 Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor-August 524 24 Dare-Human League-July 484 25 If That's What It Takes-Michael McDonald-October 484 26 Chicago 16-September 476 27 Night & Day-Joe Jackson-December 474 28 Private Eyes-Daryl Hall & John Oates-February 464 29 Olivia Newton John's Greatest Hits-November 458 30 "Still Life" (American Concert 1981)-Rolling Stones-July 424 31 Memories-Barbara Streisand-January 422 32 Eye In The Sky-Alan Parson's Project-October 386 33 Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium I-June 384 34 Vacation-Go Gos-September 380 35 Good Trouble-REO Speedwagon-August 364 36 Quarterflash-Quarterflash-March 358 37 Famous Last Words-Supertramp-December 356 38 Daylight Again-Crosby,Stills & Nash-August 356 39 Nebraska-Bruce Springsteen-November 354 40 Mountain Music-Alabama-May 312 41 It's Hard-Who-October 310 42 Signals-Rush-November 300 43 Nightfly-Donald Fagen-December 272 44 Concert In Central Park-Simon & Garfunkel-May 218 45 Hot Space-Queen-June 216 46 Great White North-Doug & Bob McKenzie-March 210 47 Christmas-Kenny Rogers-January 192 48 Throwin' Down-Rick James-July 158 49 Special Forces-.38 Special-July 148 50 Jump To It-Aretha Fanklin-October 146 51 Get Closer-Linda Rondstadt-November 146 52 Rocky III Soundtrack-August 146 53 Aldo Novo-Aldo Novo-May 112 54 Heartlight-Neil Diamond-November 110 55 Three Sides Live-Genesis-August 102 56 The Other Woman-Ray Parker,Jr.-June 102 57 Gap Band IV-Gap Band-July 68 58 Donna Summer-Donna Summer-September 68 59 Why Do Fools Fall In Love-Diana Ross-January 34 * Record World published it's last chart on April 10,1982.So,in compiling this chart,weekly charts from Record World are used up until after April 10.After April 10,the weekly charts from Cash Box are used.